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Discusses the watershed management initiative of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. Background on the water capacity and water distribution of several watersheds outside the city; Components of the 1997 watershed memorandum of agreement; Results of the United States Environmental Protection Agency review on the city's progress.

Focuses on water conservation efforts in New York City. Rebates on water-saving toilets offered by the city's Department of Environmental Protection; Water audit program which required all properties to have water meters; Free water-efficiency surveys, faucet aerators and low-flow showerheads offered by Volt VIEWtech.

Profiles Captain Ron Gatto of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Watershed Police. His efforts to fight polluters of New York's watersheds and reservoirs; His talent for discovering sources of pollution; The obstacles he faces in his fight against pollution; The establishment of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).

The article reports on the two innovative storm-water management projects unveiled by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in a bid to reduce the volume of runoff entering the sewer system of the city. It describes the integrated blue and green rooftop system installed by Rising Sun Construction LLC in the Bronx. The structural design and features of the other green infrastructure project, a bioretention area adjacent to the Gawanus Canal in Brooklyn, are highlighted.

The article reports on the capital plans of New York City Department of Environmental Protection to fund the construction of new shafts in Queens to bring water up from the tunnel depths to residents. It mentions that multi-decade infrastructure project by definition will span not just business cycles and Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration at first removed some planned work for Tunnel No. 3. It presents the views of Maria Doulis, vice president of the Citizens Budget Commission, on the same.

The article focuses on the move of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to release an administrative order to the Department of Environmental Protection in New York City mandating the development of a plan to reduce sewer backups. EPA's move was made following reports about thousands of confirmed and unconfirmed sewer backups that occur annually in the city.

The article presents a telephone conversation between a homeowner with a pool with a staff from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. The caller first asked permission to fill the pool. However, the staff stressed out that it's banned. A few days later, the same called inquired about his pool. He said that he will invite his neighbors to use the pool just so he could fill it. The staff insisted that only facilities open to the general public are considered public pools.

The article reports on the efforts of the New York City government to prepare for climate change. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), among 37 other city agencies, public authorities and private companies, is participating in the Climate Change Adaption Task Force campaign .One of the major concerns facing DEP is the location of 14 wastewater treatment plants of the city. DEP plans to use solar and water power to run waste water facilities.

The article reports that according to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB), has approved revisions to the commonwealth's oil and gas drilling regulations. It mentions the major areas in conventional and unconventional production such as public resource impact screening, water supply replacement standards, waste management and disposal. It presents the views of DEP secretary John Quigley, on the issue.

The article reports that the New York Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a violation notice to a landlord for failing to install a backflow prevention device in her building after receiving a DEP order.

The article focuses on the report released by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on March 20, 2015 of the monitoring effort designed to test the effectiveness of green infrastructure facilities in controlling storm-water runoff in highly urbanized settings. It states that green infrastructure can also assist in reducing the volume of storm-water runoff entering combined sewer systems.

The article reports that New York City Department of Environmental Protection has honored American-English civil engineer Nora Stanton Barney by bestowing her name on a tunnel boring machine that will be used in the Delaware Aqueduct and views of Coline Jenkins, Nora's granddaughter, on the same.

The article reports that the New York City's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a violation notice to landlord for operating a boiler and burner without renewal of an expired operating certificate, as of January 2017.

The article reports that New York Department of Environment Protection (DEP) has issued a violation notice to landlord for failing to install a backflow prevention device (BPD) at its building, as of October 2016.

The article discusses the U.S. District Court case Awad v. City of New York et al. wherein Steve Award from Egypt who allegedly removed from a city program where he worked for the New York Department of Environmental Protection. Topics include supervisor Gregrory Hoag's discriminatory remarks about his national origin and race, he was excluded from meetings by another supervisor Vassilios Zoumboulias, and Judge Brian Cogan who ruled in favor of Awad.

The article focuses on the collaboration of the City of Los Angeles in California's Bureau of Sanitation and New York City's Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP) to promote Integrated Water Resource Management. Several leaders supported Los Angeles in planning the future of wastewater, recycled water and urban runoff management. Also presented a comprehensive energy strategy from NYC DEP to reduce carbon footprint and electricity demand and explore clean energy projects.

The article focuses on the programmatic approach adopted by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to prepare its staff for the egg-shaped digester facility at the Newtown Creek Water Pollution Control Plant in Brooklyn, as well as for the upgrade of the plant in order to meet a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation consent order to achieve secondary treatment standards. Some of the aspects of the upgrade include grit-removal, step-feed activated sludge, sedimentation and solids handling. It describes how effective sharing of knowledge is facilitated for the DEP project.

Since last fall, workers have been digging the section of City Water Tunnel No. 3 in Manhattan, New York City, a project that is being described as the largest public works project the city has ever undertaken. The size and length of the tunnel, its sophisticated control system, the placement of its valves in special chambers, and the depth of excavation all make this a challenging job to complete. Located 550 ft. under the streets of Manhattan, the tunnel will deliver safe drinking water to city residents. The section of the tunnel currently under construction originates from 30th Street on the west side of Manhattan and will run downtown to the Holland Tunnel. Planning for City Tunnel No. 3 began in the early 1960s with construction starring in 1970. The project is being financed through the sale of water bonds and the collection of water and sewer charges, according to New York City's Department of Environmental Protection, which is overseeing the project.

The article reports on decision by District Attorney Cyrus Vance of Manhattan, New York City to charged several executives for bribery, fraud, and other charges. Among the indictees include Ifeanyi Madu, former assistant deputy director of engineering audits of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Husam Ahmad, founding chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of engineering firm HAKS, and CEO Syed Haider of engineering firm Haider Engineering.

The article offers information related to the installation of an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system around New York City by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), a public water utility, as of August 2014. It mentions that the contract for the installation of new meters and corresponding meter transmission units (MTUs) was awarded to the STAR Network data collector units (DCUs).

The article reports that the leaders of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Environmental Conservation have been chastised during a forum regarding water quality in Hudson Valley in New York, wherein Linda Brandt from Kingston says that the leaders should be ashamed.

The article reports that SP 555 Sixth LLC was given a violation notice by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for failing to retain an independent third party air monitoring firm in connection with an asbestos abatement project of its building.

The article discusses two court cases on violations of New York Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP's) rules and regulations, one on the violation notice issued to a landlord for 56 dB(A) noise from a tenant's bathroom exhaust fan and one on the violation of a landlord for installing a boiler without DEP registration.

The article reports on the move of New York City's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to employ single reactor system for high-activity ammonium removal over nitrite (SHARON) to remove nitrogen from wastewater. It states that the system facilitates the growth of bacteria able of removing nitrogen that is conventional approaches to nitrification and denitrification. It infers that the new process was cost significantly less than conventional methods for reducing nitrogen concentration.

The article discusses a case wherein the New York Environmental Control Board (ECB) decided to reduce the penalty imposed against a landlord for a violation notice issued by the New York Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

The article focuses on the decision of New York mayor Bill de Blasio to shift funding for opening the third water tunnel in New York City by 2021 to other priorities. Topics include a report in the "New York Times" about the decision while citing officials of the Department of Environmental Protection and city engineers who are doing the tunnel project. Also cited is mayor de Blasio denying the story while citing the new opening date of the tunnel by 2020 and the decline of his approval rating.

The article reports on a notice of violation issued by the New York City's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to a landlord who failed to submit an annual test report for the building's backflow prevention (BPD).

The article reports on the construction of New York City's Croton Filter Plant in August 2007. The 290 mgd facility, designed to filter the drinking water provided by Croton aqueduct, accounts for 10% of the total water consumption of the city. The $1.3-billion contract was awarded by the New York City's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to a joint venture comprising of Skanska U.S.A. Civil Northeast, Skanska Mechanical and Structural Inc. and Tully Construction Co. Inc. The facility will make use of two identical treatment trains in parallel and water will be pumped to treatment process of rapid mix chemical treatment to ultraviolet rays, among others. It will be operational by April 2012.

Reports on the investigation by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection concerning the leak in the Delaware Aqueduct, a supply tunnel. Problems faced by engineers at Malcolm Pirnie, in draining the tunnel.

The article discusses the court case Pinede v. New York City Department of Environmental Protection which deals on demotion due to insubordination. Associate chemist Nicole Pinede of New York City Department of Environmental Protection filed a complaint for alleged discrimination according to national origin after demoted for her insubordination and absence without leave. The court dismissed the case due to lack of evidence.

The article focuses on a violation notice by the New York City (NYC) Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to HDFC Bank for backflow prevention device's (BPD) installation failure in building including landlord's claim for the installation, dismissal of notice, and a fine on the landlord.

The article focuses on increasing calls to fix the water rates in New York City. Topics discussed include a rate increase passed by the city's water board for fiscal year 2016, a recent report by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio that water charges are particularly hard to bear for low-income homeowners and providers of affordable housing, and steps taken by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to reduce the impact of water charges.

The article focuses on recent initiatives by the New York City government to reduce combined sewer overflows (CSO). Topics discussed include ongoing negotiations between the city and state over how to deal not with sewage overflows, health problems that may result from CSOs, and proposals by the New York City's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to control CSOs in waterways.

The article focuses on controversy surrounding the construction of the Croton Filtration Plant in the northwest Bronx in New York City. Topics discussed include the 1986 update to the Safe Drinking Water Act, which requires surface drinking water to be filtered, and the argument by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regarding the need to build the plant.

The article reports on how the New York City's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is dealing with the problem of turbidity in its water system. Topics discussed include a claim that turbidity in the Catskills system has increased in recent years due big storms driven by climate change, and a study by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation about the impact of the DEP's murky releases into the Esopus Creek.

The article offers information on the Catskills/Delaware watershed, which provides 90 percent of New York City's drinking water. Topics discussed include the recent acquisition of huge tracts of land in the Catskills by the New York Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) as part of an initiative to protect the watershed, and complaints by Catskills' residents who argue that DEP's land buying has hurt economic development.

The article focuses on a surveillance program created in 1995 by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to monitor sales of anti-diarrheal drugs to track cases of cryptospriodiosis and giardiasis due to water contamination. Topics include symptoms of the two intestinal illnesses, cases of such illnesses reported by the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), and the Waterborne Disease Risk Assessment Program annual report by the DEP and DOHMH.

The article focuses on a project of New York City's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to repair leaks in the Delaware Aqueduct and protect the major source of the city's drinking water. Topics discussed include the complexity of the leak repair and related projects, warning about the challenges the city will face regarding its water system, and a 2012 report by the U.S. Geological Survey about leakage from the aqueduct near Wawarsing.